National Rankings and Honors

National Rankings and Honors

Oshkosh is consistently ranked among the top small cities in the nation in which to live. In fact, the Oshkosh community has earned a variety of accolades for its workforce, safety, economic strength and business and career climate.

2017: Oshkosh-Neenah has been ranked as a prime area for travel and a “Best Place for Business Travelers” as released by Churchill Living. The full report can be found at www.furnishedhousing.com/blog/2017-best-places-to-travel-for-business. Oshkosh-Neenah WI was ranked #77 in the US for business climate, economic health, traveler leisure, and traveler commute convenience.

2017: Value Penguin ranked Oshkosh #38 out of 382 metropolitan areas on their list of the best cities in the U.S. for recent college grads. This study ranked cities based on three factors: availability of jobs, affordability, and lifestyle. Oshkosh ranked third in jobs, 164th in affordability, and 178th in lifestyle. The study used 27 different data points to compile its rankings. These included the amount of debt here, median annual salary, transportation and food costs, etc.

2017: Oshkosh ranked #7 of the Top 10 Cities for Working Parents in a study done by SmartAsset. Data was collected from 446 major U.S. Cities and were evaluated base don unemployment rate, median household income, median annual housing costs, average travel time to work, high school graduation rate, average cost of child rate and more.

2017:Forbes Magazine ranked Oshkosh #82 in its annual list of Best Places for Business and Careers.